Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-03-31

account OF that event he gives the name
of the brides father rs j. B. Hickman,
when it should have been j. f. Heck
man. We are also reliably Informed
that the names Of the bridesmaid ard
groomsman were not Emma Hickman
aud Cal Musser, but Mary Hickman
and ID. G Smith. Likely the EDITORS
mental force was somewhat obscured
10y an overdose OF wedding cake.
Following is not as big swindle
ms can be perpe,rated with Bohemian
oats. or wire fences, but it is ingenious
and the farmers ought to look ont for
it A: Two rogues watch the papers for
es,ray notices, wien one of them goes
md looks Mt the animal. OF course on
applying the uususpecling farmer shows
the beast. and the fellow decides 1t ls
not his; then he returns to his partner
and describes il minutelY to him. No.
, goes 10 the farmer, AID after proving
hy thorough description that he IS the
owner If the animal, says he cannot
take it away and offers To sell it ut
bargain. The farmer buys 1t. And in
few daVs the rightful owner comes a
long aud claims the animal, and or
course the farmer is out jast so much.
- WdtchmdR.
FOUND GuLTY.-The Union Coun-
ty Court just got through with special
term in which a case Of burglary ceril-
fled from Columbia county WAS tried.
The defendant was DanIel +. Srihert,a
man in his 9th year aud an eX-memOer
of the legislature, who is charged with
having feOniouSly broken and entered
the house OF Elizabeth Jackson. OF Ber
wick on the night of August 25th 1889,
with intent to rob and carry away H.
bout $1,000 worth of sIlVerware. The
case was hotly contested and created
unusual interest. The commonwealth
chief witness was Charles Holland, "a
detective, whose services Il numOer OF
citizens of Berwick had secured TO fer
ret out the perpetrators OF several rob-
berries. Upon hearing the testimony
| on both sides and being charged by
! Judge Barnett. the jury, composed Oh
! twelve good citizens Of Union county,
! rendered verdict of Guilty in man-
ner and form as he stands indicted"
The auditors annual report OF the
! financial doings IF the council and the
overseers of the poor Of MIllheim bolo'
appears on our second page. 1t will
show for itself that the allegations of
Taxpayer" in last weeks Reporter
are incOrIec to say the least. lie CEN
sures the council for extravaganza. but
| furgets that former councils were obllG-
! ed 10 exnend much larger amounts of
| money for litigation, instigated by tax
! pavers. from which the borough derived
| tar less benefit than fI0m The VI ain
| street crossings. Again If "TaXpayeI
| has any experience in bnilding or max
! ing improvements, and we think he
has. he will know that calculations OF
| the probable costs Of such building
hardly ever hold out and that when the
! job is finished the actual cost far eX-
ceeda his calculation. Would he call il
extravaganza No, he would simply
name it miscalculation and say 20
more about it. This is precisely the
case with said crossings. They simply
cost little more than was first thought
and hence the "sqnealing. Years
ago two crossings were constructed al
| the same place that cost the borough
nearly 800 and all will remember what
| kind of crossings they were. That look
! ed like extravaganza, but taxpayer
! hid nothing To say then That was ev-
,dently an altogether Il ferem case. AS
| We have intimated before, the office oil
councilman in this borough is "A very
thanklesS position. as all those who had
the honor (P) of serving in that capaci
ty will testify.
The following is an account given
by the Clinton Democrat of serious
accident which happened to Mr.. Lewis
Dornblaser and wife, last week. The
gentleman is brother of Miss Puella
Dornblaser, who is well-known tC
many of our readers :
Wednesday afternoon Lewis Dorm
blaser and wife, Of near Cllntondale,
who were in this city buying groceries
and other things, started for their home
about half-past two. o'clock in their
two.horse carry-all. Everything went
| all right between here and the Mil
qall depot, and they were making good
time on their way to their home when,
alas just after crossing the Rald Eagle
| Valley road and when about half way
between that and the Beech Creek
track, the horses frightened at an en-
CINE coming down the Bald Eagle
track, near the water tank, ana became
uncomfortable. A disastrous runaway
was the consequence. Mrs. Dornblaser,
while her husband was attempting to
manage the horses, reached for The
brake to lock the wheels, thinking that
might check the speed of the frightened
animals. but in SO doing she lost heI
balance and fell out of the vehicle, dis
locating one Of her shoulders and badly
hurting herself otherwise. This hap.
pened at or near Stiver's, near the cross
roads, ard tie lady was picked up in an
unconscious condition and carried tC
Mr.. Stiver's house. Tne horses mean.
while continued on their mad career,
with Mr. Dornblaser still in the wagon,
until they arrived IN front Of the Pres
byterian church in Mill Hall, where
the wagon was overturned and he was
thrown out on the ground. He was
picked up like his wife in an uncOn'
sci0us condition for the time being and
carried fr st into Hunters shoe store,
where he was washed and cleaned up,
after which he was taken into the Hun.
ter residence, when il was found that
his right arm WAS badly hurt, cash
cut in his upper lip, and it was feared
| that thprp Waa Snma internal iniurv t1